The Information for All Programme (IFAP) provides a platform for a multitude of stakeholders in the knowledge societies to participate in international discussions on policy and guidelines for action in the area of access to information and knowledge.

One of the important crosscutting issues that the programme is addressing relates to universal access to information, as it concerns information for development but also information literacy.

These new competencies, skills and attitudes should enable persons to seek, evaluate, use and create information, thereby empowering them to participate effectively in the knowledge societies.

The ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT CFT) Version 3 addresses recent technological and pedagogical developments in the field of ICT in Education, and incorporates principles of non-discrimination, open and equitable information accessibility and gender equality in the delivery of education supported by technology.

Programme

09:00-09:15	Coffee on arrival
09:15-10:10	Welcome address by UNESCO Mr Jaco du Toit, Programme Specialist, Section for Universal Access and Preservation, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
09:30‑10:00	Self-introduction, objectives and methodology of the workshop Ms Zeynep Varoglu, Programme Specialist, Section for ICT in Education, Science and Culture, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
10:00‑10:30	Key digital and information literacy competencies for AI Mr Colin de la Higuera, UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Training of Teachers through OERs, University of Nantes, France
10:30‑11:00	Lunch break
11:00‑11:15	Session 1: Defining AI competencies and the digital divide
11:00‑11:15	The gender divide and AI competencies Ms Elspeth McOmish, Programme Specialist, Division for Gender Equality, Cabinet of the Director-General, UNESCO
11:15-11:30	Africa and the need to further AI competencies Ms Zulmira Rodrigues, Chief Section for Cooperation with Regional Organizations in Africa, PAX
12:00-12:10	Session 2: Key digital and information literacy competencies for AI (data)
12:00-12:10	Competencies related to data literacy Mr Colin de la Higuera, UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Training of Teachers through OERs, University of Nantes, France
12:10-12:20	AI and STEM education Ms Imteyaz Khodabux, Programme Specialist, Section for Innovation and Capacity Building in Science and Engineering
12:20-12:45	Defining learner and teacher competencies Ms Gihan Osman, Professor, American University of Cairo, Egypt
14:00-14:10	Session 2: Key digital and information literacy competencies for AI (Randomness)
14:00-14:10	Competencies related to “Randomness” Mr Colin de la Higuera, UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Training of Teachers through OERs, University of Nantes, France
14:10-14:20	Future Literacy and AI competencies, future of Education and future competencies Mr Sobhi Tawil, Chief, Education Research and Foresight, Office of the Assistant – Director General for Education, Education Sector UNESCO
14:20-14:45	Defining learner and teacher competencies Mr Vincent Nyirigira, ICT Innovation and Technology Partnerships Engineer, ICT in Education Department, Rwanda Education Board, Rwanda
14.45.-14.55	Session 2: Key digital and information literacy competencies for AI (Coding and computational thinking)
14.45.-14.55	Competencies related to Coding and computational thinking Mr Colin de la Higuera, UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Training of Teachers through OERs, University of Nantes, France
14:55-15:05	Youth Mobile and experiences from Africa Code Week Mr Davide Storti, Programme Specialist, Section for ICT in Education, Science and Culture, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
15:05-15:20	Defining learner and teacher competencies Mr Davide Storti, Programme Specialist, Section for ICT in Education, Science and Culture, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
15:05-15:20	Defining learner and teacher competencies Ms Gihan Osman, Professor, American University of Cairo, Egypt
15:20-15:30	Session 2: Key digital and information literacy competencies for AI (Critical thinking)
15:20-15:30	Competencies related to Critical thinking Mr Colin de la Higuera, UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Training of Teachers through OERs, University of Nantes, France
15:30-15:40	Media and Information Literacy Mr Alton Grizzle, Programme Specialist, Section for Media Development and Society, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
15:40-16:00	Defining learner and teacher competencies Mr Vincent Nyirigira, ICT Innovation and Technology Partnerships Engineer, ICT in Education Department, Rwanda Education Board, Rwanda
	Session 2: Key digital and information literacy competencies for AI (Post AI Humanism)
16:15-16:25	Competencies related to Post AI Humanism Mr Vincent Nyirigira, ICT Innovation and Technology Partnerships Engineer, ICT in Education Department, Rwanda Education Board, Rwanda
16:25-16:35	The Ethical Implications of AI Ms Dafna Feinholz, Chief of Section - Bioethics and Ethics of Science, Sector for Social and Human Sciences
16:35-17:00	Defining learner and teacher competencies Ms Gihan Osman, Professor, American University of Cairo, Egypt
17:00-17:15	Session 3: Recommendations and Roadmap
17:15	Final version of the competencies and next steps Ms Zeynep Varoglu, Programme Specialist, Section for ICT in Education, Science and Culture, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

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Workshop on Teaching and Learning Competencies for AI from an Information Access Perspective, Paris 2019

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